The US national average price for a gallon of regular fuel hit a fresh record high of $4.619, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA).
The national average gas price has increased 2.3 cents, or up 0.5 per cent from the past week, and 44.1 cents, or up 10.6 per cent from a month ago, Xinhua news agency reported citing the latest AAA data published on Monday.
The current price, which doesn’t account for inflation, is way above the previous record of $4.114 a gallon set in July 2008.
As of Monday, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have average gas prices over $4 a gallon.
